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Shaw or Castagne | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 436× this gameweek · last compared 9 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Castagne

Fulham, FUL

🏆 Castagne wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

4.0

7.6%

Selected By

1.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

408

20.1

ICT Index

20.6

2.0

Form

3.5

💰 Castagne is the value pick - 4.44 pts per £m (Shaw 2.09 vs Castagne 4.44)

🎯 Castagne is your differential (1.0% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 7.6%

Fixtures

Man Utd

TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08

Fulham

IPS 2 (A) - 2026-10-10
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-17
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-24
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-11-07

📅 Castagne has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.4 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.1

Castagne

54.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Castagne

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Castagne (Fulham, £4.5m, 20 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Castagne also has the easier next five fixtures (2.4 vs 3.0 average difficulty).